Case: 19-13502 Date Filed: 08/18/2020 Page: 1 of 13 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 19-13502 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ Agency No. A071-979-181 IZEDDIN ALI ALYOUSEF, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ________________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ________________________ (August 18, 2020) Before BRANCH, GRANT, and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 19-13502 Date Filed: 08/18/2020 Page: 2 of 13 Izeddin Ali Alyousef seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ final order affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. He argues on appeal that the BIA incorrectly concluded that the IJ’s adverse credibility determination was supported by the record. We find that substantial evidence supported the adverse credibility determination because Alyousef had a history of fraudulent conduct, his claims were implausible, and he made inconsistent statements about his Jordanian citizenship and passport. Accordingly, we deny Alyousef’s petition. I. Alyousef, a Jordanian national, was lawfully admitted to the United States in July of 1991 on a tourist visa that authorized him to remain in the country for six months. In November of 1991, Alyousef filed an asylum application claiming that he had experienced harassment and discrimination in Jordan due to his Palestinian origins. In that initial application, Alyousef did not claim that he was politically active or a member of an organized group. In 1993, removal proceedings were initiated against Alyousef, charging him with overstaying his visa and finding him removable for crimes involving moral turpitude due to two separate convictions for using another person’s credit card without consent. An immigration judge 2 Case: 19-13502 Date Filed: 08/18/2020 Page: 3 of 13 sustained the charges of removability and denied his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. Alyousef’s appeals were unsuccessful, but he remained in the country. In 1999, he was arrested for making a false statement on a passport application, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542, and for felony interstate transportation of stolen vehicles, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. While awaiting trial, Alyousef filed a motion to reopen his removal proceedings with the Board, claiming that his recent conversion from Islam to Christianity endangered his life if he returned to Jordan. His motion was denied. He was then sentenced to 24 months in jail. On August 5, 2003, DHS removed Alyousef to Jordan. Alyousef illegally reentered the United States in 2004. In 2007, he attempted to legitimize his presence in the United States by filing for Permission to Reapply for Admission, to waive or excuse his reentry without permission after having been removed to Jordan. See 8 C.F.R. § 212.2(e). While this request was pending, Alyousef returned on his own volition to Jordan and, on August 27, 2007, he appeared at the United States Embassy in Amman to aid his application. He then illegally re-entered the United States in October of 2007 and became the father of ...
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